Obituary of CORDUM, Edward L, Macoupin County Illinois 12 March 1999 ©1999 Barbara Hitch Fri Mar 12 13:41:47 1999 Name of Deceased: CORDUM, Edward L. Name of Newspaper: Alton Evening Telegraph Date of Obituary: February 9, 1943 Obituary: E. L. CORDUM, 90, Dies at Moro Moro, Feb 8 (Special) Edward Louis CORDUM, 90, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ella SCHAEFER, Saturday afternoon. CORDUM was born at Bunker Hill, July 8, 1852, a son of the late Louis and Reka CORDUM, natives of Germany. He spent his life in Macoupin county, where he engaged in farming, until eight years ago, when he moved to Moro to reside with his daughter. He was a life long member of the Lutheran Church at Gillespie. Survivors are four daughters, Mrs. Frances EGGERS of Plainview, Mrs. Grace LAWRENCE of Dearborn, Mich., Mrs. Anna O'DONNELL of Waltz, Mich., Mrs. Ella SCHAEFER of Moro; five sons, Louis of Jersesyville, Christ of Bunker Hill, Henry of Carlinville, Edward of Waltz, Mich., and Carl of Moro; 17 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren also survive. His wife, Carrie SSCHOEN CORDUM, died in March 1902. Funeral services will be conducted at the Jacoby Funeral Home at Bunker Hill Wednesday at 2 p.m., followed by a service at the Lutheran Church in Gillespie with the pastor, the Rev. L. KREKELER, officiating. Burial will be in the Gillespie cemetery. The body will be at the funeral home the time of the church service. E. L. Cordum, 90, Dies at Moro Moro, Feb 8 (Special) Edward Louis Cordum, 90, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ella Schaefer, Saturday afternoon. Cordum was born at Bunker Hill, July 8, 1852, a son of the late Louis and Reka Cordum, natives of Germany. He spent his life in Macoupin county, where he engaged in farming, until eight years ago, when he moved to Moro to reside with his daughter. He was a life long member of the Lutheran Church at Gillespie. Survivors are four daughters, Mrs. Frances Eggers of Plainview, Mrs. Grace Lawrence of Dearborn, Mich., Mrs. Anna O'Donnel of Waltz, Mich., Mrs. Ella Schaefer of Moro; five sons, Louis of Jersesyville, Christ of Bunker Hill, Henry of Carlinville, Edward of Waltz, Mich., and Carl of Moro; 17 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren also survive. His wife, Carrie Schoen Cordum, died inMarch 1902. Funeral services will be conducted at the Jacoby Funeral Home at Bunker Hill Wednesday at 2 p.m., followed by a service at the Lutheran Church in Gillespie with the pastor, the Rev. L. Krekeler, officiating. Burial will be in the Gillespie cemetery. The body will be at the funeral home the time of the church service. Submitted by: Barbara Hitch E-mail: racerbarb@aol.com Macoupin County ILGenWeb: These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. Material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, *and* permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. (© 1999 Barbara Hitch)